Wout's Whip

When winter hits and the European CX courses get heavy with mud, Wout van Aert is at his best. The two-time defending World Champion recently won a dramatic battle at Superprestige Gavere in horrendous conditions and looks to be getting faster as he targets a third straight World title. His Crelan-Charles mechanics gave his Felt Fx FRD with SRAM RED eTap® HRD a thorough wash before letting us snap some photos:

All photos by Balint Hamvas/Cyclephotos

Wout runs his eTap HRD levers just a little high on his 42cm Zipp Service Course SL-70 Ergo handlebars, connecting them to his Felt Fx FRD with a 110mm Service Course SL stem.

A short cage eTap rear derailleur handles the PG-1170 11-28 cassette, which is paired with 46-36 chainrings. Wout has said he likes the big jump from 36 to 46 when he goes into attack mode.